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More evidence that Apple is building a killer Maps app for iOS
The Maps app in iOS 5 will still make use of Google’s backend, a point officially relayed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt during an interview at AllThingsD 9. “We just renewed our Map and Search agreements with Apple,” Schmidt said, “and we hope those continue for a long time.” But if you know anything […]
Continue reading...Google Nexus 4G details – 4G LTE, Android 4.0, 1080p video capture
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
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There are Android phones, and then there’s the line of Google Nexus devices. While we still prefer the iPhone 4 over here (shockingly), we have to admit that the latest Nexus device from Samsung is pretty sleek. Indeed, if forced to take up an Android device, the flagship Nexus S is where we’d be leaning. […]
Continue reading...Why Google Wave failed
Monday, June 13, 2011
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Google Wave. A perfect example of what makes Google so great, and yet at the same time, flawed. Interesting technology coupled with clumsy execution. Google notes that Google Wave is no longer under active development, though users can still use the service and create new waves. What makes the failure of Google Wave to gain […]
Continue reading...Google’s playable Les Paul Google Logo is amazing
Friday, June 10, 2011
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Above is the most ingenious and clever logos to ever appear on the Google homepage. This past Thursday, Google’s logo transformed into a series of guitar strings in honor of the 96th birthday of Les Paul, the famed American guitar player and inventor of the solid body electric guitar. It’s no stretch at all to say […]
Continue reading...Can Google harness the Apple tinkerer spirit of yore to defeat Apple?
Thursday, June 2, 2011
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During Google’s I/O conference a few weeks ago, the company announced the Android Open Accessory Development Kit based on open-sourced Arduino. The development kit, for now, allows external USB hardware to interface with Android devices with future support for Bluetooth support in the pipeline. In short, Android developers will now be able to create their […]
Continue reading...Merchants explain why they’re excited about Google Wallet
Monday, May 30, 2011
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So Google may have beaten Apple to the NFC punch and they certainly have a lot of partners on board. One significant hurdle towards mass adoption however is that the service is currently only available on one phone and on one carrier that just happens to be one of the smallest in the US – […]
Continue reading...NFC on the Nexus S 4G is about to go operational
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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With all of the rumors swirling around the potential for NFC functionality on the next iPhone, it’s sometimes easy to forget that there’s already a popular smartphone out on the market with that very feature. We’re talking, of course, about the Nexus S – Google’s flagship smartphone manufactured by Samsung. It’s most recent incarnation is […]
Continue reading...Are Google and Amazon poised to do battle over Android?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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In the blink of an eye, Apple and Google’s relationship transformed from one of partners fighting a common enemy (Microsoft) into an intense, and sometimes bitter, rivalry. But while Apple and Google are currently duking it out for smartphone dominance, Google’s strategy to distribute Android as far and wide as possible may soon come back […]
Continue reading...Microsoft purchased Skype to keep it out of Google’s hands
Sunday, May 15, 2011
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By Luis Estrada: Microsoft last week made a surprise move when it acquired Skype for $8.5 billion. Microsoft’s interest in the Internet chat and video company was reportedly the result of the company’s desire to integrate the technology across its product line, from Windows Phone 7 devices to its Xbox video game console. But $8.5 […]
Continue reading...Netflix app debuts on Android, only 5 handsets supported
Friday, May 13, 2011
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Back in November we highlighted how fragmentation effectively precluded Netflix from releasing a Netflix app for Android. All the while, iOS users had been enjoying mobile Netflix for months. If you recall, Netflix had been working on an Android app for some time but ran into roadblocks with respect to DRM. Netflix product developer Greg […]
Continue reading...Caughtin the Act: Facebook hires PR firm to run smear campaign against Google
Thursday, May 12, 2011
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Subversion, my friends. This is what Facebook sneakily tried to do to Google in an effort to highlight the latter’s mischievous efforts regarding user privacy. Earlier this week, the PR firm Burson-Marsteller contacted blogger Chris Soghoian and offered to pay him to write an anti-Google article in a mainstream and widely read online publication. The […]
Continue reading...Google unveils the web-only Chromebook
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
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By Josh Rosenthall: It’s been an extremely busy day for Google this week. Yesterday, the search giant kicked off its annual I/O conference in San Francisco where the focus was Android heavy. Today, however, it was all about Chrome where amongst other things, Google announced Chromebooks. What’s a Chromebook, you ask? Well, it’s a small […]
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
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